Burgdorf

Municipality in the canton of Bern · FSO no. 404

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 3’776 parcels in Burgdorf, covering 15.6 km². 77.2% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 644 m².

Key figures

Parcels
3’776
0.8% of the canton
Total area
15.6 km²
0.3% of the canton
Median area
644 m²
Canton: 1’131 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
77.2%
Canton: 57.2%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1965
Canton: 1975
Switzerland: 1975

About Burgdorf

Burgdorf ranks 19th of 334 municipalities in the canton of Bern by number of parcels and holds 0.8% of the canton's parcels on 0.3% of its area. The median parcel in Burgdorf measures 644 m², smaller than the canton median of 1’131 m². Burgdorf is more built-up than the canton as a whole: 77.2% of its parcels have a building, against 57.2% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone 2 (46.9%), Mischzone 3a (12.3%) and Wohnzone 3 (8.8%). In total, Burgdorf uses 35 zone designations.

According to the building register, Burgdorf has 5’146 buildings with 9’614 dwellings, 1.9 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 57.3% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 33.7% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (24.6% of them), and 14.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1965, is earlier than in the canton as a whole (1975).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 2’915 (77.2%)

Unbuilt: 861 (22.8%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
Wohnzone 21’7701.31 km²87.3%
Mischzone 3a4650.49 km²85.4%
Wohnzone 33310.38 km²86.1%
Landwirtschaftszone2044.06 km²18.6%
Arbeitszone 20m1590.67 km²64.8%
Mischzone 4950.21 km²65.3%
Mischzone Altstadt Wohnen930.04 km²88.2%
Mischzone Altstadt720.02 km²93.1%
Wald696.30 km²24.6%
Gruenzone680.09 km²19.1%
Mischzone 5620.11 km²72.6%
Mischzone 3b610.08 km²85.2%
Other zones (23 labels)3271.80 km²63.9%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 5’146 buildings with 9’614 dwellings here; 1’618 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
5’146
Dwellings
9’614
Single-family houses
1’618
Building volume
10.5 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential2’822
  • Mixed use215
  • Non-residential1’735
  • Other374

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920453
  • 1920-1945420
  • 1946-1960380
  • 1961-1980716
  • 1981-2000471
  • 2001-2010208
  • 2011-2020137
  • 2021 and later85
  • Unknown year45

Maps and geodata for Burgdorf

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